Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-25
DAKOTA COMBINATIONS.

The postofice at Liberal, Nelson
county, hes been discontinued.
The Brookings p~ostofioe has been
moved into new quarters, and o complete
pew outfit is on the way.
Considerable complaint is being made
by Brookings county farmers or account
OF q bug that is inJuring the flax.
Griffin, one of the escaped Mitchell
jail birds, was reeaptured Wednesday
afternoon. The rest of the party is still
at large.
"The Highmore Guards are becoming
proficient in drill and anxiously await
the decision OF their application to be
admitted into the territorial militia.
The citizens OF PembIna county will
celebrate the fourth of July at Neche.
Prizes TO the amount of $500 are offered.
Consul Taylor of Winnipeg, and E. w.
Conmy will he the speakers.
An. early s~ettlers' asso station has been
organized at Pierre and 20 citizens were
found who passed the memorable winter
or 81, and 81 in Pierre. All who re-
sided there during the flood are entitled
to membership.
Highmore's public school is in q thriv-
ing condition under the snperintendency
of MIR. McVey. During the present
vacation the large school building will
be overhauled generally and many i'm
p%rovements added.
The acknowledgement hes issued an
order promoting Capt. T. a. Reith, of
DsSmet, to major OF the second regiment.
A letter from Adjt., Gen. Tyner states
that theencampment will be held about
September. ut which time the new guns
will be issued.
Editor Owen, OF the Chamberlain Reg.
lister, and Dr.. Duncan, o democratic
politician, had an encounter on the
streets OF Chamberlain Thursday, grew
out of the publication of an article il
the Register rejecting ON the latter. A
law suit will grow out Of the affair.
DeSmet had q narrow escape from O
serious fire Wednesday afternoon. Some
children. in burning paper, set fire to
she oil room Of Nelson's store, within q
Flew feet of q tank of keronsene. The
department. was called out and the
flames aoon extInguished, but not until
the oil in the tank began to steam.
The fourth will appear at Highmore
gloriously, but the expedited Indian frolic
will NOT OCCUR. They have t'actedn there
for three years already now, and have
become monotonous. SO something else
will take place. This meeting Wednes-
day night determined to let the poor
Indian rest this year, and the people.
too. from seeing them, and decided to
have a regular old-time fourth of July.
The following have been added to the
iacnlty of the Brookings agricultural
college: Chas. A. Keeper, of the Iowa
agricultural college, professor OF botany,
forestry aud horticulture; Geo. a.. Novy,
of the university of Michigan, assistant
professor of chemistry and physics; Miss
Delina Madison, of the Kansas agricuI.
turai collegs, professor Of domestic econ
omy; Miss Nellie q. Folsom Of st. Law
rencs university. New York, ~preceptress.
The grand lodge of the knights of
pythias in session at W~atertown. adjourn
ed Thursday to meet at Wahpet,,n the
third Tuesday of june 1888. The newly
elected officers are: N. u. Gates. Kimbail
IG. on; W. r Arnold, Watertown, g. ".
@. i. w. Murray. Redfield,, g. p: j. b.
Winemsn, Grand Forks, G.. 4. 0 r r.,
and S.;A, e. Paiiips, Sioux Falls, G, IA.
OF e.; ]. r. Cutting, Miller, G.. j. g.;
]. 81. Bottam, FaalHton. g. .. G.; G. y.
Cornell, Deadwood, P. q. @.